Baseball Game Preview: Evangel Christian Lightning vs. Heritage Christian Academy Eagles

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Previous Games

02/25/25 - Away	14-4 W
03/22/24 - Home	12-0 W
02/16/24 - Neutral	14-2 W
04/13/23 - Home	12-2 W
03/07/23 - Away	18-0 W
+ 4 more games

Evangel Christian has gone a perfect 9-0 against Heritage Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Evangel Christian Lightning will welcome the Heritage Christian Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Evangel Christian has five straight wins, Heritage Christian Academy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Evangel Christian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Tuscaloosa Home Educators. Considering the Lightning have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

TREY HOPE and CALEB CRANFORD did most of the damage at the plate: HOPE went 1-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double, while CRANFORD went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most doubles CRANFORD has posted since back in February. RALEY CURTIS was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2.

Evangel Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .520. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tuscaloosa Home Educators only posted an OBP of .077.

Meanwhile, Heritage Christian Academy came up short against Coosa Valley Academy last Tuesday, falling 12-1.

Heritage Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Evangel Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 14-1.

Evangel Christian took their win against Heritage Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 14-4. Does Evangel Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Heritage Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.